New 8(a) Regulations Effective March 14, 2011
New 8(a) regulations effective March 14, 2011: Joint Ventures – SBA must approve agreement prior to award of 8(a) contract JV may not be awarded more than 3 contracts over a 2 year period without a finding of general affiliation Read More
GAO Sustains Protest of Contract Award to Different Legal Entity
In Matter of: W.B. Construction and Sons, Inc., B-405874, B-405874.2, December 16, 2011, GAO sustained a protest that the contracting agency improperly awarded an 8(a) contract to an entity that did not participate in the procurement. The construction contract award Read More
8(a) Regulations Effective March 14, 2011
8(a) regulations effective March 14, 2011: Joint Ventures – SBA must approve agreement prior to award of 8(a) contract JV may not be awarded more than 3 contracts over a 2 year period without a finding of general affiliation Mentor-Protege Read More
8(a) Contract Declared Void by District Court
On August 16, 2010, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia declared a HUD 8(a) contract void ab initio (from the beginning) and unenforceable. The Court found the contract to be tainted by fraud and wrongdoing Read More
8(a) Set-Aside versus HUBZone Priority – Permanent Injunction
On August 13, 2010, in DGR Associates, Inc. v. United States, 2010 WL 3199929 (Fed.Cl.), the United States Court of Federal Claims sustained the bid protest of a HUBZone company challenging the Air Force’s decision to set aside for the Read More
Air Force Challenged on Decision to Remove Credit Report Checks from 8(a) Program
In the case of K-Lak Corp v. U.S., 2010 WL 3123265, August 3, 2010, the United States Court of Federal Claims found it had jurisdiciton to hear an incumbent 8(a) contractor’s objection to the Air Force’s failure to exercise its Read More
